In reflecting back on the year, it is clear that the First Nation property tax system continues to demonstrate growth, vitality and innovation. We see emerging First Nation tax authorities in every region of the country. This is due in […]

EDMONTON, ALBERTA (July 14, 2015) The First Nations Tax Commission (FNTC) and the Alberta Ministry of Municipal Affairs (MA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to share information used to prepare assessments with First Nations in Alberta. The MOU serves […]

The FNTC welcomes the National Aboriginal Economic Development Board (NAEDB) report, The Aboriginal Economic Progress Report 2015, released on June 17, 2015. Under Chief Clarence Louie’s guidance, the NAEDB shed important light on the economic and social conditions in Aboriginal communities. […]

KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA (April 22, 2015) The First Nations Tax Commission welcomes the announcement in the federal Budget 2015 that the federal government will be moving forward with amendments to the First Nations Fiscal Management Act (FMA). Enacted in 2005 […]

The local revenue budget is one of the most visible and important elements of the First Nation property tax system. For the majority of taxing First Nations, it appears as a Schedule to the First Nation’s Annual Expenditure Law or […]

In Canada, over 25% of First Nations have property tax powers and are responding to community needs and providing local services to thousands of property taxpayers. The First Nations Tax Commission (FNTC) is a shared-governance First Nation public institution that supports First Nation taxation under the First Nations Fiscal Management Act and under section 83 of the Indian Act.

The purpose of the FNTC goes far beyond property tax and local revenues. The FNTC is also about creating the legal, administrative and infrastructural framework necessary for markets to work on First Nation lands, creating a competitive First Nation investment climate, and using economic growth as the catalyst for greater First Nation self-reliance.

The FNTC ensures the First Nations tax system is operating efficiently, is well coordinated, improves economic growth for First Nations, and is responsive to on-reserve taxpayers. We assist First Nations in creating laws and by-laws, as well as provide training and dispute resolution services.

We encourage you to explore the website and learn more about how First Nation property taxation is transforming First Nation economies.

Thanks again for visiting.

C.T. (Manny) Jules, Chief Commissioner, FNTC

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Under Property Taxation, you can learn more about how First Nation property taxation works, the two regulatory frameworks used by First Nations to levy property taxation on reserve (the First Nations Fiscal Management Act and section 83 of the Indian Act), and toolkits that provide First Nations with all the tools and steps needed to implement a property taxation system under the FMA or s.83.

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The mission of the FNTC is to help First Nation governments build and maintain fair and efficient property tax regimes, and to ensure those First Nation communities, and their taxpayers alike, receive the maximum benefit from those systems.
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